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020			_a9780141182155 (PB)
041			_aeng
080			_a53 _bHEI
100			_aHeisenberg, Werner
245			_aPhysics and Philosophy: _bThe Revolution in Modern Science
260			_bPenguin _c1958 _aUK
300			_axvii, 144p.
500			_aIntroduction by Paul Davis
505			_aAn old and a new tradition The history of quantum theory The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory Quantum theory and the roots of atomic science The development of philosophical ideas since Descartes in comparison with the new situation in quantum theory The relation of quantum theory to other parts of natural science The theory of relativity Criticism and counterproposal to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum theory Quantum theory and the structure of matter Language and reality in modern physics The role of modern physics in the present development of human thinking
520			_aNobel Prize winner Werner Heisenberg's classic account explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution, and his celebrated Uncertainty Principle. The theme of Heisenberg's exposition is that words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics. This in turn has profound philosophical implications for the nature of reality and for our total world view.A classic statement of the philosphical problems surrounding quantum theory and relativity by one of the founders of modern physics and the proponent of quantum physics' greatest challenge to philosophy - Heisenberg's Uncertainty Priciple.
650			_aPhysics Philosophy _vQuantum theory
690			_aPhysics
942			_cBK
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